Citing fibre and market concerns, Canfor announced the closure of its Fox Creek sawmill. In related news: Steelworkers Jeff Bromley pans Interfor’s move to the US; Kruger’s revitalization plan creates uncertainty for Newfoundland sawmill; Quebec’s Arbec Bois d’œuvre secures $60M tariff-response loan; Clearwater Paper reports Q2 net loss; and conservatives call for change in wake of Northwood Pulp closure. Meanwhile: Canada’s LeBlanc returns to D.C. for trade talks; AF&PA says proposed tariffs on Canada risk supply-chain certainty; Ontario invests $7.2M to protect tariff impacted workers; US trade court upholds antidumping duty methodology; and a US Endowment plan will rebuild markets for forest residuals.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canada and US join APEC’s call for crackdown on illegal timber; Canada’s wildfire season fuels calls for national agency; Ontario First Nations criticize wildfire communications; roadside vehicle fires remain a common cause of BC wildfires; and Spain braces for a heatwave and winds. Meanwhile: Murray Wilson comments on the reaction to his BC is Burning film; Two Sides celebrates progress on misleading paper  claims; and Texas highlights the economic importance of its forest sector.

Finally, Oregon breaks ground on one of the largest US mass-timber healthcare projects.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor